Updating?

[John Seth]

I may need to be corrected, it's been a few weeks since I've looked at
Gentoo's site, but since the release of their newest version...

The minimal CD is basically a rescue CD for crashed systems, and one that
can be used to run linux without installing.

The Package CD I believe is similar to the old Gentoo Stage 1 or Stage 2
CD, I don't recall which, in that, it allows you to get your new linux
system installed faster by installing precompiled packages onto your
system. If you want a quick install, the Package CD is needed.

Then there's the Universal CD, which will get you up and running and ready
to install your system along the way via compiling each piece of software.
This is the long way, and in my personal opinion, the best.

I haven't used the new Gentoo install system yet, as I'm in process of
moving and don't have any time to play :-\  Basically, I would suggest
thoroughly reading the 2005.1 release documentation as it describes the
new installation and booting procedure, as well as the differences between
the three disks.

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/handbook-x86.xml

Hope that helps :)

   - Tony


> Hi, John
> They show three, a minimalCD, universalCD, and a packageCD. I did not
> notice any info on the difference between universal and package. Do you
> have an idea? I downloaded universal anyways, I think I may have an older
> version of it somewheres but what the heck, I'll download the new one.
>
> Ron
>
> John Seth <johnseth at phoenixwing.com> wrote:
> Slackware, one of the oldest distributions known, and not the most
> user-friendly installs, is still free to download and update. In recent
> years, Slackware has released many updates for security flaws and such.
> New software versions are usually kept up to date in their beta (-current)
> and testing venues.
>
> It's not for everyone, but it's still free... and I've been running it for
> years with my own compiled Dovecot (thank Fedora Core for that switch, I
> used to use Courier IMAP) and Postfix. I've never had a more rock-solid
> system. Gentoo is next on my list since the newest release uses a
> 'universal' cd install, no more stage 1/2/3 from what I've read/seen so
> far ...
>
> - Tony
>
>
>> Gentoo is free. That is except for your time to install it. No fees and
>> no subscription charge.
>> Bob
>>
>> Ron Maggio wrote:
>>> I see that the distributions are switching to a annual subscription for
>>> updating, what distros are then still offering free updates other then
>>> Debian, I think? So which flavors are still truelly free to use?
>>>
>>> Ron:)
>>>
>
>
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